Uncut UK – October 2019

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116 • UNCUT • OCTOBER 2019


F E E D B A C K


BLUE


NOTEWORTHY


SplendidBlueNote
article[Septemberissue]


  • a bigthankyouto
    PeterWattsandJohn
    Lewisforputtingthis
    together.Thepraiseyou
    giveRudyVanGelder
    forhisrecording
    techniquesis well
    deserved.Whenyou
    hearthepoorrecording
    qualityofsomeofthe
    greatest’60smusicand
    compareit withhis
    early’50swork,could
    it besaidthathewas
    theGeorgeMartin
    ofhisday?
    Withthehelpofthe
    fabulousdiscography
    onWikipediaand
    armedwithAmazon
    PrimeMusic(other
    providersare
    available),thereis so
    muchgreatBlueNote
    musictoexploreata
    minimalcost,soI ama
    happyman.
    AlanEnglish,viaemail
    Thanks,Alan!Eagle-eyedreaders
    mightrecogniseAlan’snamefrom
    lastmonth’sAreWeRolling?;a
    letterfromAlanhelpedinspire
    ustocompilethatBlueNoteguide.
    Glad,then,it metwithsucha
    positiveresponse!– MB


...Hugethanksforthewonderful
BlueNotearticle.It didthatlovely
thingofmakingmegobacktothose
recordsandplaythemagain.AndI
loveRobertWyattevenmoreafter
readinghis“Fuck‘jazz-rock’;thisis
therealthing!”quote.
Moreplease:howaboutcovering
ECM’s50thanniversary(there’s
somegreatstuffintheirreissues
programme)orthecurrent
explosionofyoungBritishjazz
talent(includingKokoroko,Nerija,
Maisha,SonsofKemet,Shabaka
Hutchings,TheCometIs Coming,
NubyaGarcia,etc).
Althoughyouare“thespiritual
homeofgreatrockmusic”,it’dbe
greatif occasionallyyourfeature
articlescouldcoverthesame
breadthofgenresthatyouinclude
inyourreviewssection(jazz,
world,newclassical,ambient,
electronica,etc).
Greatmag,asalways.
Derek Power, via email

Cheers,Derek.We’vealready
writtenaboutShabakaandother
leadinglightsonthenewBritish
jazzsceneoverthelastyearorso.I
suspectwe’llbewritingmoreabout
them,too.I takeyourpointabout
“thespiritualhomeofgreatrock
music”– consider“rock”now
officiallyremovedfromour tagline.

MEANDRORYG
I’vejustrecentlyreadtheJulycopy
ofUncutand,tomysurprise,find
myselfonthefrontrowat theLiveAt
LeedsRoryGallagherconcertof1972.
Wouldit bepossibletohavea copyof
thephoto?Tothinkit is 48yearsago
butalmostfeelslikeyesterday.
Thanksinadvance.
MikeRiley,viaemail

DOWNON
DOWNLOADS
IhopeI’mnottoolatetocontribute
totheCDvsdownloaddebate.
Whileunderstandingthe
convenienceofdownloads,I have
yettohearanycommentonthe
soundqualityofMP3vsCD.I have
heardmanydownloadedfilesand
thesoundqualityis nowherenear
asgoodasthatfromCD.
Secondly,if allyourmusicis in
downloadform,whathappensif
yourcomputercrashesandthefiles
are not recoverable, or if you get a

computervirusor,worse,
ransomware?Whathappensto
yourmusicthen?It is veryeasyto
produceMP3filesfromtheCD,if
necessary,andatleasttheCDis
availableasback-upif theworst
happens.RickDevine,viaemail
HeyRick,thanksforwriting.Any
readerscaretoweighinonthis?

CIRCUSOFDREAMS
Itwasgreatfinallytogeta pieceabout
theStones’fabledRockAndRoll
Circusspecialfromthemanwho
directedit,MichaelLindsay-Hogg
[Augustissue]. It wasfascinatingto
learnnotonlythatperformerslike
Nureyevwereincontentionforthe
lineup,butthatMickchosenotto
contactPaulMcCartneybecausehe
thoughthemightbringtheentire
Beatlesand“tipthescales”.Giventhe
shoddyshapetheFabswereinat that
point(asevidencedinMichael’sown
LetIt Befilm),Jaggermighthavebeen
doingthema favourmorethan
himself.It wasonethingtohavethe
StonesupstagedbyTheWho(which
I finddebatable,givenMick’sown
HailMaryperformanceonStonesset-
closer“Sympathy...”);tohaveboth
theBeatlesandStonesblownoffthe
stagemighthavekepttheCircusfrom
publicviewforever.
StephenConn,Las Cruces,
New Mexico

Oneofmytasksaseditoris tobring
youeyewitnessreportsofkey
musicalmomentsfromthepast
60-plusyearsofmusic.Michael
Lindsay-Hoggwastremendous
valueinthatStonespiece– a guy
whowasverymuchthere,right
inthethickofit,duringsuch
a culturallysignificanttime.
It wasanhonourto have him in
themagazine.

MESSENGERSERVICE
Just11 linestorecognisethepassing
ofGaryDuncan?I’veplayed
Quicksilver’smusicforeveryone
ofthepast 50 yearsandthequality
oftheirliveworkhasneverbeen
bettered.Theywereanextraordinary
anduniquebandandGary’s
contributionwasimmense.Their
influenceis ineverythingfrom
TelevisionandPrincetoJack White.
Andthenjust11 lines...
Tony,viaemail
Hey,Tony.It’sa questionofspace,
I’mafraid.A criticalpartofour
missionatUncutis asjournalof
record,whosedutyis partlyto
documentthesadpassingofmany
amazingmusicians.Thesadtruth
is thatmoreandmoreofthese
talentedplayersaredyingeach
year,andweonlyhavea finite
amountofspaceavailableto
capture that information.

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Ringmasters:the
Stonesrecording
theRockAnd
RollCircusin
Wembley, 1968

MARK AND COLLEEN HAYWARD/REDFERNS

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